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ron mott, nbc news, boston. >>> markets will be open for a half day today and closed tomorrow for christmas, but a traditionally quiet week could become hellish for traders. as fiscal talks drag into the 11th hour with $600 billion in tax heights and spending cuts due to kick in early next year. lawmakers will get back to the table later this week after house speaker john boehner's plan b fails to gain enough republican support for a vote. >>> still, the market has been resilient. despite friday's decline the s&p posted its best week in four and with just five trading sessions left in 2012, the dow has advanced 8% while the s&p 500 has jumped and the nasdaq has jumped 16%. >>> reports are due on pending new sale homes in the nation's 20 largest cities. >>> so are you still not sure what to get for the person who has everything? new retail numbers show footwear was the fifth most popular gift on shopper's list on black friday. a year ago shoes didn't make it into the top ten gifts for the season. >>> good news for hollywood. attendance by movie goers is up 5.5%. ticket revenue is expected to
ron mott, nbc news, boston. >>> markets will be open for a half day today and closed tomorrow for christmas, but a traditionally quiet week could become hellish for traders. as fiscal talks drag into the 11th hour with $600 billion in tax heights and spending cuts due to kick in early next year. lawmakers will get back to the table later this week after house speaker john boehner's plan b fails to gain enough republican support for a vote. >>> still, the market has been...
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i have to let you at this first, ron reagan. every time i see "gone with the wind" the southern guys cheering, they can't wait to tame miss scarlet. we're going to have a war and it's going to be great. and then the horror of 600,000 people dead including the burning of atlanta. then everybody says this wasn't such a great idea. now they're talking like secession is a good idea begin. who are these maniacs? >> i'm sure all these people who are plumping for secession would call themselves patriots. >> of what country? >> real americans. >> well, good question here. so the way it works apparently is when democracy doesn't go your way, when you have an election and the other side wins, you throw the entire 200-plus years of the american experiment into the dumper. you have a little kind of hissy fit here. we've all about in groups of people where maybe eight, ten people and one of the people, one of the people in this group is character disordered. they're a real sociopath and over time though, if you can't get rid of them right aw
i have to let you at this first, ron reagan. every time i see "gone with the wind" the southern guys cheering, they can't wait to tame miss scarlet. we're going to have a war and it's going to be great. and then the horror of 600,000 people dead including the burning of atlanta. then everybody says this wasn't such a great idea. now they're talking like secession is a good idea begin. who are these maniacs? >> i'm sure all these people who are plumping for secession would call...
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thank you, dana and ron. i think we caught the spirit of this nonsense. >>> up next, one of the most popular guests we've ever had on "hardball," barney frank joins us as he prepares to leave the congress after more than -- boy, barney's been around a long time. i thought he was the new guy. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected for people over 50. pro-health for life is a toothpaste that defends against tender, inflamed gums, sensitivity and weak enamel. conditions people over 50 experience. crest pro-health for life. so jill can keep living the good life. crest. life opens up when you do. >>> you've heard the expression you are what you eat. try this one, you vote what you eat. according to david wasserman of the cook political report, president obama won 77% of counties that contain a whole foods store. no surprise really.
thank you, dana and ron. i think we caught the spirit of this nonsense. >>> up next, one of the most popular guests we've ever had on "hardball," barney frank joins us as he prepares to leave the congress after more than -- boy, barney's been around a long time. i thought he was the new guy. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i...
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thank you, dana and ron. i think we caught the spirit of this nonsense. >>> up next, one of the most popular guests we've ever had on "hardball," barney frank joins us as he prepares to leave the congress after more than -- boy, barney's been around a long time. i thought he was the new guy. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ur rate cd. ur rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. military families face, we understand. at usaa, we know military life is different. we've been there. that's why every bit of financial advice we offer is geared specifically to current and former military members and their families. [ laughs ] dad! dad! [ applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] life brings obstacles. usaa brings advice. call or visit us online. we're read
thank you, dana and ron. i think we caught the spirit of this nonsense. >>> up next, one of the most popular guests we've ever had on "hardball," barney frank joins us as he prepares to leave the congress after more than -- boy, barney's been around a long time. i thought he was the new guy. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ur rate cd. ur rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the...
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here's abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: this is a story about a little girl named mia. a little dog named marley. and a real life grinch? >> somebody swiped a 7-year-old girl's dog. >> reporter: twas the morning before christmas and it was all captured on video, right outside the store where mia and her mom were shopping. >> we didn't know if we would ever seem him. >> reporter: mia was devastated. >> he's so adorable. i can't even trim my tree without him. it's so hard to be without him. >> reporter: miles away, on christmas day, a schoolteacher named tina cohen was walking through a park and noticed a man selling a dog. >> they don't look right together. it wasn't right to be selling a dog on christmas and i had a gut feeling this was not his dog. >> reporter: so, she bought the dog for $220 and took him straight to a vet. who checked him out and found his identification microchip. >> we got a phone call and he said -- he said, we have your dog. we have marley. and we screamed up and down. we had marley. >> reporter: what were you thinking then? >> jumping up and down
here's abc's ron claiborne. >> reporter: this is a story about a little girl named mia. a little dog named marley. and a real life grinch? >> somebody swiped a 7-year-old girl's dog. >> reporter: twas the morning before christmas and it was all captured on video, right outside the store where mia and her mom were shopping. >> we didn't know if we would ever seem him. >> reporter: mia was devastated. >> he's so adorable. i can't even trim my tree without him....
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ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> little marley, back with mia. that's the broadcast. >>> avalanche danger in the high sierra. two people have already died. >> tonight, i'm sandhya patel. tracking only isolated showers now when the next storm will move in and what new year's eve is looking like, coming up. >> and tragedy tonight on the streets of southern california. four people from daily city become innocent victims of a police pursuit. >> and on lighter side, a sport that they used to call frisbee golf. now, it's got a new name, and dozens of places to play. >>> here is what traffic has been like all day long headed to and from lake tahoe area. snow covered highways jammed with cars. good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. once again, we're on storm watch, more rain is coming. we are live covering the weather for us tonight. let's start with you, john. a rough day for you and many others. >> tough getting up here, everybody is testing out snow boards and skis. there is an avalanche risk here because of the series of storms we'
ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >> little marley, back with mia. that's the broadcast. >>> avalanche danger in the high sierra. two people have already died. >> tonight, i'm sandhya patel. tracking only isolated showers now when the next storm will move in and what new year's eve is looking like, coming up. >> and tragedy tonight on the streets of southern california. four people from daily city become innocent victims of a police pursuit. >> and on lighter...
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on iran when it comes to the treatment of its soldiers despite american sanctions imposed on terror ron the pentagon medicine from the islamic republic to treat both by name you know stuff. and also your thoughts. on line facebook isn't. people's privacy advocates revealed its new cell phone up and up automatically uploading every election take the mobile device to the social networks one day to service this from montreal on our team. to some other news making headlines this hour iran claims it has captured and not the u. us drone of those territory the command of the country's revolutionary guards the unmanned aircraft and iran's airspace over the over the persian gulf and was brought under control by an air defense units of the iranian navy the navy commander says eagle aircraft which is usually launched from launch more ships last month a rainy and planes fired at an american drone which tehran claims violations of the country's borders and in twenty eleven iran captured another unmanned aircraft and refused to give it back. nato has approved the deployment of patriot missiles on tur
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. >>> now with a look at the other stories making headlines here's ron claiborne. >> good morning to you, bianna, good morning, everyone. >>> we begin with another eruption of gunfire, this time in a parking lot in a shopping mall in southern california. the shooting was caught on surveillance camera. police in newport beach, california, say that 42-year-old marcos gurrola was arrested after allegedly firing about 50 shots into the air and ground outside of that mall. no one injured, however, but the mall packed with holiday shoppers went into lockdown until police secured the area. >>> in oklahoma, a teenager under as reaccused of a frightening plot to shoot students and bomb his own high school. prosecutors say that 18-year-old sammy chavez planned to trap students in a locked auditorium and start shooting. he also allegedly wanted to place bombs at the doors for when police arrived. students reported the plan, the alleged plot to school staff members after chavez tried to recruit them. >>> and a major concession by the republican house leaders in those fiscal cliff negotiations. a
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release of a highly provocative film exploring islam for war and we made in cooperation with the tory is ron burning u.s. pastor terry jones. and dance of thousands in kuwait demand the dissolution of the newly elected parliament we have the pictures at our key dot com. now israel sattar earlier in the week it will continue its settlement expansion in palestinian territories the move provoked a quick response from the united nations which said this would be a fatal blow to any future peace efforts. the secular general has made clear that. as we've repeatedly said settlements are illegal under international law and he has repeated his call on all concerned to resume negotiations and intensify efforts towards a comprehensive just and lasting peace and also in the interests of peace he said that any plans specifically for the. envelope must be rescinded. the decision to authorize more settler homes came after last week's vote upgrading the diplomatic status of the palestinians bringing them a step closer to achieving full statehood israel responded saying the west bank government was trying to
release of a highly provocative film exploring islam for war and we made in cooperation with the tory is ron burning u.s. pastor terry jones. and dance of thousands in kuwait demand the dissolution of the newly elected parliament we have the pictures at our key dot com. now israel sattar earlier in the week it will continue its settlement expansion in palestinian territories the move provoked a quick response from the united nations which said this would be a fatal blow to any future peace...
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ron grijalva and congressman ellison, they have done a decent job of keeping the progressive agenda out front. however, some members will choose affiliation with the progressive caucus as kind of a social function more than a political function. so the membership of the caucus belies the fact wants democrats are voting on the floor of the house -- it does not matter what caucus is involved in -- it is like a social thing. what matters is their responding to the aspirations of the constituents. and that is why it -- go back to what i said a moment ago. maybe instead of people going outside the party and saying, a curse on both your houses, that we get people coming back inside the party and bring primary challenges for and both sides of the aisle to shake up the political equations of that party is really do reflect a little more of the involvement of the aspirations of people at a local level. the tea party knew what they were out to do. but the democratic party has not shown the same kind of discipline or willingness to take a stand on some of these basic issues that ought to describe
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ron mott, nbc news, boston. >>> we turn overseas to an awful scene in syria. dozens of people were killed, some of them children and many more hurt in an air strike while they waited to buy bread at a bakery. it appears to be one of the deadliest aerial attacks in that country's nearly two-year-long civil war. >>> and in india today there were mass protests in new dellism police used tear gas and water cannons on thousands were ho were demanding justice for a young woman who was raped and beaten by a group of men on a bus. the attack took place a week ago and it sparked dives rage across india and demands for authority doors better protect women from these types of frequent attacks. >>> tonight, the pentagon says the commanding officer of s.e.a.l. team 4 has died in afghanistan. navy commander joe w. price died of what they are called a non-combat-related injury. u.s. military officials are telling nbc news they are investigating his death as a possible suicide. he was 42 years old. >>> and in hawaii today, president obama and first lady michelle obama attende
ron mott, nbc news, boston. >>> we turn overseas to an awful scene in syria. dozens of people were killed, some of them children and many more hurt in an air strike while they waited to buy bread at a bakery. it appears to be one of the deadliest aerial attacks in that country's nearly two-year-long civil war. >>> and in india today there were mass protests in new dellism police used tear gas and water cannons on thousands were ho were demanding justice for a young woman who...
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ron gidwitz runs a 527 superpac called the new prosperity foundation, which supports republican house candidates. > do you think there's a trend away from 527's to 501c4's? "in many cases there has been." and the numbers bear that out. 527 funding actually fell from 2008 to 2012, meaning more of that nearly $1 billion of campaign spending by outside groups comes from donors who do not need to disclose their name. reporting for first business news, i'm paul eggers. moments after president obama was declared the victor, the money struggle in washington stole the spotlight as lawmakers debated over how to avert the fiscal cliff. mother nature took a toll on several parts of the country this year. superstorm sandy ripped through the northeast in late october, leaving a trail of damage along the way. the storm racked up damage of around $60 billion, making it the second most expensive storm ever for the u.s., following hurricane katrina. the storm destroyed houses and businesses on the east coast, leaving millions without power. just months earlier, crop prices shot up following a massive
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all right, ron. >> thank you, ron. >>> we'll turn now to if fiscal cliff, 30 days from an economy-crippling deadline. yet talks seem to be going nowhere. treasury secretary timothy geithner will be the guest on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. >> last weekend, you sat right here and you said you were reasonably optimistic that a deal could be afoot. in the intervening week, lot of trash-talking from both sides, can we still be somewhat hopeful? >> this week was a rough week in these negotiations. treasury secretary geithner when he went up to capitol hill, mitch mcconnell laughed when they got the offer from geithner. house speaker boehner said that the talks are at a stalemate. democrats said they're not going to make another move until republicans say they're going to go for an increase in tax rates. so, this is stalemate right now. now, these things always look horrible when they come together. more and more voices say, this is going to go over the fiscal cliff at least for a few days in january. >> if we go over the fiscal cliff, voters will likely blame the republicans for that.
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all right, ron. he's out. >> thank you, ron. we appreciate it. >> you got it. >>> we'll turn now to the fiscal cliff, 30 days from an economy-crippling deadline. where everyone's taxes go up and massive spending cuts kick in. yet, talks seem to be going nowhere. treasury secretary timothy geithner will be the guest on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. george is with us now. good morning, george. >> last weekend, you sat right here and you said that you were reasonably optimistic that a deal could be afoot. in the intervening week, we have seen a lot of trash-talking from both sides, can we still be somewhat hopeful? >> this week was a rough week in these negotiations. treasury secretary geithner when he went up to capitol hill, on thursday, the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell laughed when he got the offer from tim geithner. they think it's an offer that doesn't show any rules towards compromise. house speaker john boehner said that the talks are at a stalemate. there seems to be a huge divide. democrats said they'
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here's nbc's ron mott with more details. >> reporter: police say the christmas eve ambush of four volunteer firefighters attacked as they arrived to battle a fire in new york. >> was a rage be interno out there. >> reporter: it was spell out in chilling details. >> quotes, i still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood i can burn down, and doing what i like doing best, killing people. >> reporter: authorities say 62-year-old william spengler who spent time for killing his grandmother more than 30 years ago, shot at firefighters. the. >> we're being shot at. multiple firemen down. i am shot. i think he used an assault rifle. >> killing people. >> reporter: officials say the gunman was well fortified. .38 handgun. .12-gauge shotgun and the bushmaster rifle. firefighters, tomasz kaczowka and mike chiapperini were killed. human remains were found in spengler's abandoned house. >> it's the question and we'll know know what was going through his mind. >> reporter: police are investigating whether the death of spengler's 91-year-old mother in october and donations she made to the fi
here's nbc's ron mott with more details. >> reporter: police say the christmas eve ambush of four volunteer firefighters attacked as they arrived to battle a fire in new york. >> was a rage be interno out there. >> reporter: it was spell out in chilling details. >> quotes, i still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood i can burn down, and doing what i like doing best, killing people. >> reporter: authorities say 62-year-old william spengler who...
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i think that ron paul's supporters would not be compromising their vote with a vote for the libertarian ticket, myself and judge jim gray. >> host: who we also talked to here on booktv. gary johnson 2012 is the web site, dot.com, i should say, and here is the cover of governor johnson's new book, "seven principles of good government: liberty, people and politics." out in august of 2012. >> is there a nonfiction author or book you'd like to see featured on booktv? send us an e-mail at booktv@cspan.org or tweet us at twitter.com/booktv. >> with a month left in 2012, many publications are putting together their year-end looks of notable books. booktv will feature several of these lists focusing on nonfiction selectn
i think that ron paul's supporters would not be compromising their vote with a vote for the libertarian ticket, myself and judge jim gray. >> host: who we also talked to here on booktv. gary johnson 2012 is the web site, dot.com, i should say, and here is the cover of governor johnson's new book, "seven principles of good government: liberty, people and politics." out in august of 2012. >> is there a nonfiction author or book you'd like to see featured on booktv? send us...
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could you talk about your efforts to gather with congressman ron paul to demand an inquiry into the justification of drone attacks? >> absolutely. this whole idea of drone wars in proliferated across the world without congress having anything to say about it, without any accountability whatsoever, is against the constitution of the united states and against international law. if any other nation sent a drawn over the u.s., they would have hell to pay, we would see it as an act of war. we are increasingly committing acts of war against other nations -- yemen most recently -- and we're not seeing any accountability at all. congress has a role to play both on the budget side and constitutionally. so we're just trying to get the ministration involved in getting information to congress so we can see the extent of exposure the american people have to this proliferation of war. as news articles have written, and glenn greenwald read about it yesterday, we're strengthening al qaeda's hand with these attacks. we're making it more difficult to meet the challenge of terrorism by creating more terrorists. wh
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ron in indiana. caller: the first young fellow. the question that i wanted to ask. everybody is talking about raising taxes on the job creators and they will not create jobs. these bush tax cuts have been in place. how long will it take to see the job? host: what do you think of the deductions? you think they have been a part of the tax code lot of that americans cannot do without them? caller: some of them need to be part of the negotiations. middle class people, we cannot. forget them. but the upper class, they get the big tax cut. the middle class does not hardly see these deductions. and especially those that give you these deductions, they give you loopholes. host: let's go to curtis dubay to get a response to that. our caller was talking about if you have the means to hire someone that has the ability to look through the deductions you can get a much better break. is it fair? guest: if you do not have someone to show you how to do it, it can be hard to take them. but for the most part, most people will take the standard deduction. they do not need to hire some
ron in indiana. caller: the first young fellow. the question that i wanted to ask. everybody is talking about raising taxes on the job creators and they will not create jobs. these bush tax cuts have been in place. how long will it take to see the job? host: what do you think of the deductions? you think they have been a part of the tax code lot of that americans cannot do without them? caller: some of them need to be part of the negotiations. middle class people, we cannot. forget them. but...
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mitt military 568 delegates, ron paul 71. >> yeah, okay. what about the states where they're still working through the process, which is most of them, you know, whether, you know, whether it's up in maine. right now we're doing very well in the state of washington. north dakota. excellent, now in nevada. and our people are in the right places and doing the things to become a delegate. it's way too soon to write anybody off. just because somebody is in second or third place, there's a race going on. what if mitt romney isn't the best person? >> people have tried to portray you as a kind of ruthless money machine who some failed, some succeeded, you didn't care, you still got your fee, or you made a ton of money but actually quite a few of the companies that made, a lot of people lost their jobs, their livelihoods and lost money. to me the key question is do you know instinctively from your recollections how many of those companies that you went into would have failed anyway if you hadn't? >> well, there's no question but that a number of pla
mitt military 568 delegates, ron paul 71. >> yeah, okay. what about the states where they're still working through the process, which is most of them, you know, whether, you know, whether it's up in maine. right now we're doing very well in the state of washington. north dakota. excellent, now in nevada. and our people are in the right places and doing the things to become a delegate. it's way too soon to write anybody off. just because somebody is in second or third place, there's a race...
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don't you notice some of these more rons are walking around with their heads down texting or whatever they are doing while their walking. >> there's a lot of narcissism. not everybody. >> not everybody, not you not me. >> i don't know about you. but almost everybody else. >> you are making money. >> i don't walk around -- >> you are making big money on your books. you are basically saying this country is doomed. we are out of it. we are a bunch of pin heads. >> i am not saying we are out of it or doomed it is still the greatest country. >> put a percentage on it. >> how many are dead weight, percentage wise. >> i have to go, i am going to base it on my own mass circle about 45 percent. >> almost half of the country. >> we have wide receivers make a million a year tweeting god about dropping a pass. >> are you ben affleck? are you those guys? >> no, i am not ben affleck. >> my guys in boston aren't like you. >> who is your guys in boston. you know i lived there many years. my guys aren't the liberal guys? >> like who? >> i am not going to embarrass them. anybody associated with me thei
don't you notice some of these more rons are walking around with their heads down texting or whatever they are doing while their walking. >> there's a lot of narcissism. not everybody. >> not everybody, not you not me. >> i don't know about you. but almost everybody else. >> you are making money. >> i don't walk around -- >> you are making big money on your books. you are basically saying this country is doomed. we are out of it. we are a bunch of pin heads....
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thank you so much, ron for the situation where you are. but in mobile, alabama now, this report of a twister, i want to just tell folks we're going to listen in to the local coverage of wala in alabama. >> police department has sent me some information about a tornado down in dolphin. he has reported one trapped inside under a vehicle under debris streets blocked several power poles again. also getting reports from people around the area. trinity episcopal, murphy high school. ricker buy street as i mentioned. i had some pictures sent from popularville. damage there as well. the walgreen's at the loop i have been sent some information about damage there walgreens at the loop and tenth street and pritchard. again, a lot of information coming in. we are trying to check our phones as much as possible as far as these reports coming. in lots of debris i'm being told in the roadways by mobile police and people out in the streets right now. this is not the time to be out in the streets. as far as traveling around the mobile area. we have a lot of
thank you so much, ron for the situation where you are. but in mobile, alabama now, this report of a twister, i want to just tell folks we're going to listen in to the local coverage of wala in alabama. >> police department has sent me some information about a tornado down in dolphin. he has reported one trapped inside under a vehicle under debris streets blocked several power poles again. also getting reports from people around the area. trinity episcopal, murphy high school. ricker buy...
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all right, ron. thank you. >> guru is one that when i use it, i'm sorry that i did. >> because people call you a guru. >> of course, it happens all the time. i get tired of it. >>> next up is a story that means a lot to lawyer like me. new laws for states across the country. more than 800 in california alone go into effect tuesday morning from minor traffic regulations to the recognition of same-sex marriage to some that are bizarre. linsey davis joins us with more. >> reporter: employers asking for your lon loglogin info will a thing of the past. something to make you say, hmm. when the ball drops monday night, it's all about out with the old and in with the new. new laws, that is. some that are rather unusual. like public act 97743 in illinois. it imposes a $1,000 fine on anyone what pops a wheelie on a motorcycle while speeding. come tuesday at 12:01, concord, massachusetts lrks be the first community in the nation to outlaw plastic bottles. consider these con tartainers ca ban. in the sunshine st
all right, ron. thank you. >> guru is one that when i use it, i'm sorry that i did. >> because people call you a guru. >> of course, it happens all the time. i get tired of it. >>> next up is a story that means a lot to lawyer like me. new laws for states across the country. more than 800 in california alone go into effect tuesday morning from minor traffic regulations to the recognition of same-sex marriage to some that are bizarre. linsey davis joins us with more....
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senator ron johnson is on the budget committee. he joins us. good evening, sir. >> greta, how you doing? >> greta: very well, and calling the plan a joke, i guess he is not going to beat around the bush for us. >> unfortunately, greta, president obama pretty well holds all the cards in this negotiation. if he wants to have tax increases or tax rates go up, i don't see how republicans can stop him, you know, because everybody's taxes are going to increase if congress does nothing, and president obama is the only person that can sign a bill into law and quite honestly, senator harry reid is the only person in the senate that can pass a bill in the senate as well. it sounds like people like howard dean want everybody's taxes to go up. maybe we should feel fortunate that president obama only wants the top two% to g two percent t. >> greta: do you anticipate republicans will vote for a rate increase if this should come to a vote? >> i don't believe they'll vote for a rate increase. what we'll vote for hopefully is to extend the current tax rates per
senator ron johnson is on the budget committee. he joins us. good evening, sir. >> greta, how you doing? >> greta: very well, and calling the plan a joke, i guess he is not going to beat around the bush for us. >> unfortunately, greta, president obama pretty well holds all the cards in this negotiation. if he wants to have tax increases or tax rates go up, i don't see how republicans can stop him, you know, because everybody's taxes are going to increase if congress does...
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who's in for ron claiborne. >>> good morning, everyone. for the second time in as many weeks the nfl is mourning the loss of one of its players. the dallas cowboys josh brent will be in court this morning. he flipped his car early saturday morning that killed a teammate. we're hearing from brent for the first time this morning. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: police say that dallas cowboys player josh brent was speeding down this road, just after 2:00 a.m., when his mercedes crashed, flipped and caught fire. in the passenger seat, his teammate, jerry brown. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing -- or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> brent was given and failed field sobriety tests. brown was rushed to a hospital where he died. >> once the officers learned that brown had passed away then mr. price-brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> on behalf of josh, a tremendous loss to him. this was like losing a little brother. >> reporter: it's not the first time that brent has been c
who's in for ron claiborne. >>> good morning, everyone. for the second time in as many weeks the nfl is mourning the loss of one of its players. the dallas cowboys josh brent will be in court this morning. he flipped his car early saturday morning that killed a teammate. we're hearing from brent for the first time this morning. abc's clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: police say that dallas cowboys player josh brent was speeding down this road, just after 2:00 a.m., when...
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he's the stock, up 4%, and this is why because slowly, but surely, ron johnson have been moving and doing price events, and this is what they've deny doing over the holiday season. they are now trying to promote better pricing and promotions, and op co had an out performance, they liked it, and it's bringing foot traffic in, and, also, there's stores within the store, one of their ideas they've put into place. it's so far, so good. they have outperformed, and long term call on the company's turn around prospects, but they are keeping it, and the stock is up 7% for the month of december alone. back to you, liz. liz: a friend of mine said she was switching from tj maxx to jcpenney has the new store. >> really? liz: you never hear that, but maybe mr. johnson's ideas are starting to work. from bond to hollywood, imax hotter than ever with more shot in imax format and tweaked to fit the screen. imax the next big market and opening theaters quickly enough? rich, imax ceo joining us now on the phone in a fox business exclusive with the latest on imax's next big hits. rich, i just look at all of
he's the stock, up 4%, and this is why because slowly, but surely, ron johnson have been moving and doing price events, and this is what they've deny doing over the holiday season. they are now trying to promote better pricing and promotions, and op co had an out performance, they liked it, and it's bringing foot traffic in, and, also, there's stores within the store, one of their ideas they've put into place. it's so far, so good. they have outperformed, and long term call on the company's...
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here's nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: police say the christmas eve ambush of four firefighters battling a massive house fire in new york was spelled out by the suspected arsonist and shooter in chilling, typewritten detail. >> quote, i still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood i can burn down and do i like doing best, killing people. >> reporter: authority ts say 62 years william spengler, who served prison time for killing his grandmother more than 30 years ago, shot at first responders who arrived at his burning house, the fire spreading to six other homes. >> we are being shot at. multiple firemen down. i am shot. i think he's using an assault rifle. >> he was equipped to go to war to kill innocent people. >> reporter: the gunman was well-fortified with weapons and ammo. the same model used in the newtown, connecticut, school shooting. tomasz kaczowka and mike chiapperini were killed. spengler killed himself. and late today, human remains were found in spengler's house and suspect they belong to his missing sister. >> microsoft is always the burning question. i'm no
here's nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: police say the christmas eve ambush of four firefighters battling a massive house fire in new york was spelled out by the suspected arsonist and shooter in chilling, typewritten detail. >> quote, i still have to get ready to see how much of the neighborhood i can burn down and do i like doing best, killing people. >> reporter: authority ts say 62 years william spengler, who served prison time for killing his grandmother more than 30 years...
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transparency towards all of the compilation of information but even then earlier this year when senator ron wyden and wrote to the n.s.a. complaining saying hey we don't know how this information is being used being stored essentially they said well we don't need to give you any of that information we don't need to tell you how or why we're doing things so you know so what could be done to this bill to make it more palatable to. them oh well i mean it's essentially going to be little very small steps amendments that are on the table now essentially it's one by senator merkley essentially saying that they want more transparency in the communications of being able to access documents in order in other words if they ask the court for any sort of paperwork and they it gets denied they need to know the reasons why and that's one the one why an essentially is trying to get. some sort of. i would like to say more of a it infrastructure when it comes to trying to gather all this information and trying to limit how much they're able to use when it comes to you know compile information on a specific
transparency towards all of the compilation of information but even then earlier this year when senator ron wyden and wrote to the n.s.a. complaining saying hey we don't know how this information is being used being stored essentially they said well we don't need to give you any of that information we don't need to tell you how or why we're doing things so you know so what could be done to this bill to make it more palatable to. them oh well i mean it's essentially going to be little very small...
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he was inspired by the work of ef ron pan of florida who was chosen cnn's 2009 hero of year for bringing education it to mani manila's street children through mobile push cart classrooms. he hopes to be an inspiration it to others. >> i'm representing the street children to give them hope. >> he's one special boy. you may remember one of the 2011 nominees for the children's peace prize, malala yousufzai for supporting educational rights. she's still recovering from that attack in a british hospital. >>> his film bringing the santa claus, the sandeman and easter bunny to life on the big screen. we're talk to the director of "the rise of the guardians." when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ] glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. [ "the odd couple" theme playing ] humans. even when we cross our "t"s and dot our "i"s, we still run into problems -- mainly other humans.
he was inspired by the work of ef ron pan of florida who was chosen cnn's 2009 hero of year for bringing education it to mani manila's street children through mobile push cart classrooms. he hopes to be an inspiration it to others. >> i'm representing the street children to give them hope. >> he's one special boy. you may remember one of the 2011 nominees for the children's peace prize, malala yousufzai for supporting educational rights. she's still recovering from that attack in a...
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hi, i'm ron claiborne. we traveled to liberty mutual research institute outside of boston where they study microsleep. >> a very brief transition from wakefulness new sleep. it can last up to 20, 30 seconds. you are waking. you are asleep. >> i would drive while sleep deprived. to mimic conditions of people who do not get enough sleep. i stayed up all night. >> i have been up 24 hours. >> at the lab i was looked up to a brain wave monitor. i thought i could handle the driving. i feel okay now. then i got behind the wheel of a minivan on a fast track. right here my eyes are open. i am asleep. here too. this is what my crow sleeping can look like. at one point i did doze off. finally -- >> yeah, i'm done. >> i knew i dozed off of a couple times, but what was stunning is i had actually microslept 22 times and never knew it. what was going on inside my brain? >> evidence that you are falling asleep. >> my eyes were open. see how much the lines are becoming more jags. these lines show blinking is getting slower.
hi, i'm ron claiborne. we traveled to liberty mutual research institute outside of boston where they study microsleep. >> a very brief transition from wakefulness new sleep. it can last up to 20, 30 seconds. you are waking. you are asleep. >> i would drive while sleep deprived. to mimic conditions of people who do not get enough sleep. i stayed up all night. >> i have been up 24 hours. >> at the lab i was looked up to a brain wave monitor. i thought i could handle the...
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i'm elizabeth vargas, of course, here are dan abrams, rachel smith, and ron claiborne. so glad to be here with you guys. new year's eve is already being celebrated. you're looking at sydney, australia. just a few seconds ago. right outside the sydney opera house. where they're ringing in the new year. i rang in y2k there. >> nice. >> there they go again. [ cheers and applause ] >> and believe it or not -- speaking of y2k, i was here in times square covering it. >> oh, no kidding? >> i was. covering the festivities. 1 million people expected to gather here tonight to ring in 2013. >> we have d.j. mos ringing us in. >> m-o-s is here. >> oh, is it? >> it's m-o-s. that's the difference between elizabeth and me. i know this stuff. this is why everyone's here. he's spinning us into the new year. >> we usually have a deejay on fridays. today, it's deejay monday. >> love it. >> ginger zee is already at the ball. ryan seacrest is also here with a preview of the biggest -- >> there he is. >> the biggest party on the planet. >>> big baby news this morning. kanye west took to stage
i'm elizabeth vargas, of course, here are dan abrams, rachel smith, and ron claiborne. so glad to be here with you guys. new year's eve is already being celebrated. you're looking at sydney, australia. just a few seconds ago. right outside the sydney opera house. where they're ringing in the new year. i rang in y2k there. >> nice. >> there they go again. [ cheers and applause ] >> and believe it or not -- speaking of y2k, i was here in times square covering it. >> oh, no...
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congresswoman maxine waters will be here, marcia blackburn, jared bernstein and ron insana. ben labolt and hogan gidley. "now with alex wagner" comes your way next. ready bored. hmm, we need a new game. ♪ that'll save the day. ♪ so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. the only one with trap + lock technology. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less. with the small but powerful picker upper, bounty select-a-size. a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first and only once-a-day prescription blood thinner for patients with afib not caused by a heart
congresswoman maxine waters will be here, marcia blackburn, jared bernstein and ron insana. ben labolt and hogan gidley. "now with alex wagner" comes your way next. ready bored. hmm, we need a new game. ♪ that'll save the day. ♪ so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. the only one with trap + lock technology. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less. with the small but...
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ron howard? >> opie? >> bill: that's right. opie. you both got it right and you don't know what the film is about. the great film the shootist. maccallum leads by one with one to go. john wayne was considered for the role in a 1970's action film but it was ultimately decided he was too old for the part. the movie went on to be very successful. what movie was it? okay. he was considered for the role but then aged out up, please. the answer is: roll the tape. >> i know what you're thinking. did he fire six shots or only five? bell, to tell you the truth in all of this excitement i have kind of lost track myself. but being this is a 44 magnum. the most powerful handgun in the world it would blow your head clean off. you have got to ask yourself one question. do i feel lucky? well, do you punk? >> bill: i'm glad wayne didn't get the role because the movie would have been named dirty marion. that would not have worked. maccallum, you win. [ applause ] >> thank you. >> bill: very good you got all of them right. >> her. >> bill: cop show ed
ron howard? >> opie? >> bill: that's right. opie. you both got it right and you don't know what the film is about. the great film the shootist. maccallum leads by one with one to go. john wayne was considered for the role in a 1970's action film but it was ultimately decided he was too old for the part. the movie went on to be very successful. what movie was it? okay. he was considered for the role but then aged out up, please. the answer is: roll the tape. >> i know what...
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people like billy pitts and ron lash and jim oliver and j.l. cullen and peggy and tim who are here tonight. they care about not only the institution but the people on both sides of the aisle to make sure this place runs the way it should. you know, there's an old saying, it's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice. jay, you're both. you really have. you care about the people's house, the u.s. house of representatives, and we are so grateful for your decades of service and yes, jay, you look just the same. god bless. mr. woodall: i thank the gentleman, mr. speaker. it's my pleasure to yield to the new secretary of the republican conference, the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. foxx. ms. foxx: i thank my colleague from georgia for yielding time and giving me the opportunity to pay a very small tribute to jay pearson. mr. speaker, it's with mixed emotions that i rise to join my colleagues in recognizing jay pearson who served the house of representatives with dedication and vigor, vigor for the better part of 35 years. jay pear
people like billy pitts and ron lash and jim oliver and j.l. cullen and peggy and tim who are here tonight. they care about not only the institution but the people on both sides of the aisle to make sure this place runs the way it should. you know, there's an old saying, it's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice. jay, you're both. you really have. you care about the people's house, the u.s. house of representatives, and we are so grateful for your decades of service and yes,...
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listen to what gun shop owner ron randeau said. >> i sold all i had. kid grabbed an ar-15 off the shelf, walked over and laid it down. i mean, that thing cost 1200 bucks. >> they're flying off the shelves. one gun analyst i spoke to explained the spike in demand for semiautomatic military style rifles. >> there's been a sharp consumer preference shift in the last several years to tactical rifles, modern sporting rivals from the traditional bolt action and hunting rifles. >> he says they shoot quickly and gun owners expect tougher laws on what has been a fast growing part of the gun market. soledad we don't track gun sales in this country but we track the background checks for them and i can show you in a graphic what demand we have seen for firearms, firearm background checks, one good measure of demand doubled over the past ten years. >> why don't we track gun sales? >> the aft is prohibited by congress from tracking gun sales in this country which is one outrage and the second thing is even though those are background checks and it's the best data we
listen to what gun shop owner ron randeau said. >> i sold all i had. kid grabbed an ar-15 off the shelf, walked over and laid it down. i mean, that thing cost 1200 bucks. >> they're flying off the shelves. one gun analyst i spoke to explained the spike in demand for semiautomatic military style rifles. >> there's been a sharp consumer preference shift in the last several years to tactical rifles, modern sporting rivals from the traditional bolt action and hunting rifles....
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>> well, this is ron -- >> ron, i'm sorry. >> no, i think senator mccain makes some very good points about susan rice, and i think he's clearly frustrated about her comments that were made. i think he's frustrated about the fact she came to capitol hill and wasn't able to convince him nor lindsey graham or senator susan collins that she would be a good nominee to be secretary of state. so, you know, i think that's what you're hearing in his voice right now is a lot of frustration. >> i'm not only talking about this particular issue. we're going to get into the meat of that, but i'm talking about other issues, fiscal cliff and on and on and on. it just appears that way. lena, you heard some people talking about civil leaders with atrocities. how do you think that will play into it? >> i think that will become a point of discussion, but what was said about her written role in africa, it's very nuanced and i think very biased. i think if she is nominated, and we have to remember she has not been nominated yet, then this need to be an issue where she's given a chance to actually discuss
>> well, this is ron -- >> ron, i'm sorry. >> no, i think senator mccain makes some very good points about susan rice, and i think he's clearly frustrated about her comments that were made. i think he's frustrated about the fact she came to capitol hill and wasn't able to convince him nor lindsey graham or senator susan collins that she would be a good nominee to be secretary of state. so, you know, i think that's what you're hearing in his voice right now is a lot of...
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host: ron from indiana. from facebook, john says -- james says -- diana says -- here are some of the twitter comments we have received. bill says -- and biff -- and steve says -- and finally, jim says -- robert, north carolina, the republican line. caller: after this term of four years with the democrats, i don't think she has a chance. i am a business owner. four more years of this, i will be out of business. host: what kind of business do you have? caller: bulldozer's. host: how has business been over the last couple of years? caller: bad. i am barely staying in business. i do not know what to look forward to. i can hardly stay in business. the democrats in this country i think is wanting to kill us. business people, i cannot stand much more of it. host: robert on the republican line. linda is in texas. caller: i am just thrilled with the idea then. the only thing i would be more thrilled about is obama for a third term. host: but that is not constitutional. caller: a good president with a good philosophy
host: ron from indiana. from facebook, john says -- james says -- diana says -- here are some of the twitter comments we have received. bill says -- and biff -- and steve says -- and finally, jim says -- robert, north carolina, the republican line. caller: after this term of four years with the democrats, i don't think she has a chance. i am a business owner. four more years of this, i will be out of business. host: what kind of business do you have? caller: bulldozer's. host: how has business...
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the reality is ron johnson we all know came in. he was a rock star at avalanche he is going to turn this whole thing upside down and reinvent the department store. forget sales and promotions, that is not how you do it. he has never been in a j.cc penney and it is a lot harder than selling apple products. stock has had a huge roll up, it went and got hammered and has been coming back and the law firm there saying they got their act together, jpmorgan, they're bringing back this discount, they're bringing back promotions, they have a friend and family thing. this is what i like. i am a volume die. the volume has been phenomenal. i believe 95% of all news in the market somebody knew the day before it came out or the week before it came out despite the rules. something is going on. there's a 43% short position on the stock. if there is good news, there could be asia huge pop to the upside. unlike tim clark, ron johnson is considered a celebrity ceo and might get the benefit of the doubt. it is i ridge the idea but could be a huge shor
the reality is ron johnson we all know came in. he was a rock star at avalanche he is going to turn this whole thing upside down and reinvent the department store. forget sales and promotions, that is not how you do it. he has never been in a j.cc penney and it is a lot harder than selling apple products. stock has had a huge roll up, it went and got hammered and has been coming back and the law firm there saying they got their act together, jpmorgan, they're bringing back this discount,...
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we'll move on to ron in elizabeth, indiana. ron? caller: i'd like to say that in my opinion, hillary clinton or any other very rich person being in office would be probably the worst possible case scenario for this country. i think that it's about time that some normal person, woman or man, be elected to office so that instead of serving corporate interests as our presidents have up to now, we would have some interest for the people. host: ron in elizabeth, indiana. from facebook. host: and here's some twitter comments. host: robert, north carolina, republican line. robert? caller: after this term of four years with the democrats, i don't think she's got a chance. i'm a business owner. more years of this, i'll be out of business. host: what kind of business do you have? caller: i do grading work, bulldozers. host: how has business been the last couple of years? caller: bad. i'm struggling to stay in business. i don't know what to look forward to, i can't hardly say in -- stay in business. an the democrats in this country, i think, i
we'll move on to ron in elizabeth, indiana. ron? caller: i'd like to say that in my opinion, hillary clinton or any other very rich person being in office would be probably the worst possible case scenario for this country. i think that it's about time that some normal person, woman or man, be elected to office so that instead of serving corporate interests as our presidents have up to now, we would have some interest for the people. host: ron in elizabeth, indiana. from facebook. host: and...
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hometown, tucson, where former colleague gabby giffords was seriously wounded and my present colleague ron barber was seriously wounded, people died and a child died, and yet here we are again. and i think that that is the frustration i sense from americans across this country. >> and yet, sir, thank you for raising your former colleague, gabby giffords. if congress wasn't able to respond on this matter having in their very own presence a woman who had been shot in the head, if congress couldn't do anything after that, why do you have any confidence now that things have changed? >> because of the confidence, quite honestly, i have in the american people. everywhere i have been the last few days, that is the topic of conversation, and it is not one about debating gun control and the second amendment. the question is posed to me, what are you going to do about this? why do we have to have assault rifles? why do we need 30, 60-clip magazines? why are there loopholes to allow 40% of the guns sold in this country not to have any background checks? why aren't you going to do something about it?
hometown, tucson, where former colleague gabby giffords was seriously wounded and my present colleague ron barber was seriously wounded, people died and a child died, and yet here we are again. and i think that that is the frustration i sense from americans across this country. >> and yet, sir, thank you for raising your former colleague, gabby giffords. if congress wasn't able to respond on this matter having in their very own presence a woman who had been shot in the head, if congress...